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NBA playoffs now down to Final Four

The NBA Final Four consists of four franchises long overdue for a champagne celebration.

Sha’Carri Richardson blazes new trail to Tokyo Olympics

Whether watching from Jamaica, Japan or the United States, it was hard to miss that shock of flowing, orange hair that came streaking across the finish line first in Eugene, Ore., last Saturday night.

Aggies bound for the Olympics

North Carolina A&T State University will be well represented at the upcoming Summer Olympics in Tokyo—and it won’t be just the United States scripted on their uniforms.

Complexion of U.S. soccer team changes

With 15 players of color on a 23-man roster, the U.S. Men’s Soccer Team is diverse like never before. Now Americans are hoping the team will win like never before.

Good news and bad news for the Rams

After a decade of playing professional basketball overseas, Brandon Rozzell has come home.

North Carolina A&T sprinters win big at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships; next stop Olympic trials

If North Carolina A&T State University wasn’t respected as a national track and field powerhouse before, it is now.

Sandro Fabian puts the altitude in the Flying Squirrels

This is the year the Richmond Flying Squirrels are living up to their name: They’re flying high.

Toronto Blue Jays’ Guerrero is a ‘Triple Crown’ threat

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. might be described as the “homeless home-run slugger.”

Nikola Jokić named NBA’s regular season MVP

The Denver Nuggets apparently struck gold when they drafted Serbian-born Nikola Jokić in 2015.

Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant, one of the first top Black pitchers in MLB, dies at 85

Jim “Mudcat” Grant, who was among the first dominant Black pitchers in Major League Baseball, died Friday, June 11, 2021, in Los Angeles. He was 85.

Former VCU basketball player Dave Edwards dies

In the early 1970s, Virginia Commonwealth University had dreams of going to Division I in basketball. Dave Edwards was among those helping the Rams reach their goal.

Olympian and activist Lee Evans, who took iconic stand at 1968 Mexico City Games, dies at 74

Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Summer Olympics and then went on to a life of humanitarian work in support of social justice, died Wednesday, May 19, 2021, …

Possible NBA title for Brooklyn Nets?

If the Brooklyn Nets are to ever win an elusive NBA title, this might be the year.

Simone Biles wins 7th title

There’s no disputing that Simone Biles is a champion. After Sunday, she is now a champion seven times over.

Odicci Alexander leads JMU to early wins before bowing in Women’s College World Series

When the curtain finally fell, Odicci Alexander left behind a show that won’t soon be forgotten.